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Annual Report of the U.S. Atlantic Salmon Assessment Committee Report No 15-2002 Activities
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2003
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Description:Documented adult Atlantic salmon returns to USA rivers totaled 962 fish in 2002, 9.5% less than observed in 2001. Most returns occurred in Maine, with the Penobscot River accounting for 81% of the total return. Overall, 45% of the adult returns to the USA were 1SW salmon and 55% were MSW salmon. Most (88%) returns were of hatchery smolt origin and the balance (12%) originated from either natural reproduction or hatchery fry. In total 12,493,900 juvenile salmon (fry, parr, and smolts) and 3,576 mature adults were stocked. Eggs for USA hatchery programs were obtained from 259 sea-run females, 3,368 captive/domestic females, and 107 female kelts. The number of females (3,734) contributing was less than in 2001 (4,018), and total egg take (20,081,000) was equivalent to that of 2001 (20,081,100). About 373,260 salmon carrying a variety of marks and/or tags (e.g., PIT tags, visual implant elastomer tags, Petersen disc tags, fin clips etc.) were stocked in 2002. Production of farmed salmon in Maine was 6,804 metric tonnes in 2002. These data were compiled by the U.S. Atlantic Salmon Assessment Committee (USASAC).
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